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- OBJECT TYPE
- box/rollfilm/twin lens reflex
- DATE
- 1957–1964
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.0442.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Brownie Starflex
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- YTOC
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Plastic casing and parts/ Glass optical elements with metal housings/ Metal casing front, finder hood and parts/ Fabric strap
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.5 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 9.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still cameras
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Kodak
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1960s-1970s
- Canada
-
A Canadian made camera which initially belonged to Yvonne Lemesie of Ottawa, who gave it to her neighbour Mrs. Catherine Corby around 1980. Mrs. Corby never used the camera. - Function
-
A device used to record still images in a two dimensional format. - Technical
-
An example of an inexpensive camera designed for recreational use. It is a point-and-shoot camera with fixed focus, twin-lens reflex for framing purposes only; two aperture settings for two types of film (B&W, colour); bulb-flash accessory to be attached to the left side of the camera; film size 127; picture size1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches; rotary shutter; Dakon lens. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Black lettering on front reads 'Brownie [script]', 'DAKON/ LENS' and 'STARFLEX CAMERA'/ Raised lettering on underside reads 'CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED TORONTO, CANADA' White lettering reading 'YTOC' and 'USE 127 FILM' in interior
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Glossy black synthetic/ Grey finished metal/ Colourless transparent lenses/ Black strap/ Red synthetic framed film counter
- Decoration
- Lower body covered with indented parallel lines
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Canadian Kodak Co. Ltd., Camera, between 1957–1964, Artifact no. 2008.0442, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2008.0442.001/
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